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Japan vs Costa Rica, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

Japan
Costa Rica
Japan
0 : 1
27th of November 2022 10:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Costa Rica

Live comments

  • 0' - In just a few seconds Ahmed bin Ali Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Japan and Costa Rica.
  • 5' - Japan is showing some good football. However, Japan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' - It looks surprising Costa Rica does not make any changes. Jewison Bennette has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' - Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' - Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' - It looks like no one’s ball. Costa Rica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' - The travelling Costa Rica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' - Joel Campbell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' - Costa Rica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 41' - Anthony Contreras was booked on 41.
  • 42' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Anthony Contreras on 42.
  • 44' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Miki Yamane on 44.
  • 46' - Japan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takuma Asano is hanging Ayase Ueda on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' - It’s high time Luis Suarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gerson Torres made 7 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' - Costa Rica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 62' - That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Celso Borges.
  • 62' - It is a substitution in Japan team. Miki Yamane is replaced by Kaoru Mitoma on 62 minute.
  • 65' - Time for substitution for Costa Rica. Gerson Torres is replaced by Brandon Aguilera.
  • 67' - The whistle greets Ritsu Doan as he departs to be replaced by Junya Ito.
  • 70' - The referee shows Costa Rica player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' - It’s a booking for Costa Rica player. Francisco Calvo gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' - Costa Rica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 81' - What a strike from Keysher Fuller! The score is 0-1.
  • 82' - Time for substitution for Japan. Yuki Soma is replaced by Takumi Minamino.
  • 84' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Ko Itakura on 84.
  • 89' - Another substitution for Costa Rica to replace Celso Borges by Youstin Salas on 89 minute.
  • 90' - The referee shows Japan player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' - The Costa Rica manager makes a substitution. Joel Campbell departs to be replaced by Daniel Chacon.
  • With this win, Costa Rica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Today 2022-11-27 Japan vs Costa Rica are fighting Worldcup league on Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

Japan had 3 games and get got 6 points in Season (2018/18)

Costa Rica had 3 games and get got 3 points in Season (2018/18)

Todays referees are: Stuart Burt, Michael Oliver, Simon Bennett, Benoit Millot, Jerome Brisard, Maguette N'Diaye

Ranking

Team Played Points
Netherlands 3 7
Portugal 3 6
Brazil 3 6
Morocco 3 7
Japan 3 6
France 3 6
Argentina 3 6
England 3 7
Croatia 3 5
Senegal 3 6
Spain 3 4
Switzerland 3 6
South Korea 3 4
Australia 3 6
Poland 3 4
United States 3 5
Belgium 3 4
Iran 3 3
Ecuador 3 4
Tunisia 3 4
Germany 3 4
Mexico 3 4
Uruguay 3 4
Cameroon 3 4
Serbia 3 1
Wales 3 1
Canada 3 0
Qatar 3 0
Costa Rica 3 3
Denmark 3 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Ghana 3 3

Japan

Lineup Bench

Costa Rica

Lineup Bench

Japan Past Matches

2022-11-23 Germany
Japan 		1
2
2019-06-24 Ecuador
Japan 		1
1
2019-06-20 Uruguay
Japan 		2
2
2019-06-17 Japan
Chile 		0
4
2018-07-02 Belgium
Japan 		3
2

Costa Rica Past Matches

2022-11-23 Spain
Costa Rica 		7
0
2018-06-27 Switzerland
Costa Rica 		2
2
2018-06-22 Brazil
Costa Rica 		2
0
2018-06-17 Costa Rica
Serbia 		0
1
2016-08-21 Costa Rica
SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 		0
6